Ed Miliband Calls on the Labour Party to Focus Forward After Keir Starmer Apologises to Wes Streeting for Hostile Media Leaks
Senior Labour Party figure Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has urged the party to move beyond internal tensions after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer directly expressed regret to health minister Wes Streeting over hostile briefings originating from Downing Street.
Important Updates
- Ed Miliband confirms the Prime Minister will dismiss the No 10 official responsible for briefing against Wes Streeting if found
- The Energy Secretary dismisses future leadership aspirations, stating his previous time as leader was the "strongest inoculation" against desiring the position again
- British economy grew by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, affected by the Jaguar Land Rover security breach
Context
The internal turmoil began after reports emerged about hostile briefings from Starmer's team targeting the Health Secretary. Despite initial efforts to downplay the incident, the discussion between the PM and the health minister according to sources followed a different turn.
Starmer expressed regret to Streeting, reporters have been advised. The discussion was short, and they did not discuss Morgan McSweeney, whom the PM is now under increasing scrutiny to dismiss.
The Energy Secretary's Response
In his early morning broadcast appearances, Ed Miliband highlighted the need for the party to concentrate on national priorities rather than internal conflicts.
Clearly, I think the backgrounding has been bad, without doubt.
But my advice to the party now is straightforward, which is we need to concentrate on the country, not each other.
We were given a historic victory last summer, a major chance to transform our nation. And we have a major obligation.
Economic Update
In other news, official figures indicated the British economy expanded by just 0.1 percent in the third quarter, with the production industry particularly hit by the recent JLR cyber-attack.
Today's Agenda
- Morning: The National Health Service releases its latest performance figures
- Morning: Wes Streeting is visiting the Liverpool area
- Today: The Chancellor speaks to the media
- 11.30am: Downing Street conducts its regular lobby briefing
- Morning: The Prime Minister highlights plans for the Britain's first nuclear power facility at Wylfa on Anglesey
